Shimmyhill
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- Joined
- Oct 23, 2009
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I have decided that i will be doing as much work on my car as i can - services and basic jobs (i have no experience to speak of, changed the HCV and battery on Puma and that is all i have ever done on a car!)
I have some basic tools but will be building up a collection as i need them - from fellow Puma owners what should i be getting (thinking torque wrenches, incidentally is there a guide with the various torque settings about?) I have a Halfords advanced set of spanners/sockets etc and will be getting feeler gauges and tools needed for basic service.
Something i will not be tackling myself is the rear brake pipes, advisory on last MOT and look in bad shape - what kind of cost should i expect from a garage for them to be replaced?
Another question i have is relating to the Aux belt - ford have quoted £223 for parts alone for the belt and tensioner, ford parts not cheaper but still 160+ any tips to find cheaper prices, europarts dont seem to carry the tensioner?
Any help and advice is most welcome, i am a beginner but happy to learn as i want to keep the costs down and my knowledge up!
I have some basic tools but will be building up a collection as i need them - from fellow Puma owners what should i be getting (thinking torque wrenches, incidentally is there a guide with the various torque settings about?) I have a Halfords advanced set of spanners/sockets etc and will be getting feeler gauges and tools needed for basic service.
Something i will not be tackling myself is the rear brake pipes, advisory on last MOT and look in bad shape - what kind of cost should i expect from a garage for them to be replaced?
Another question i have is relating to the Aux belt - ford have quoted £223 for parts alone for the belt and tensioner, ford parts not cheaper but still 160+ any tips to find cheaper prices, europarts dont seem to carry the tensioner?
Any help and advice is most welcome, i am a beginner but happy to learn as i want to keep the costs down and my knowledge up!